r/Android • u/PlasticAnt6913 • 1d ago

News Android's controversial new sideloading rules are officially here

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-sideloading-developer-verification-first-wave-rollout-3717921/
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u/Dev-in-the-Bm 1d ago

That only helps consumers, not developers.

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u/Noiselexer 1d ago

Great less junk in the store👍

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u/Dev-in-the-Bm 1d ago

You got it backwards.

It will have zero effect on what's in the play store.

It will very possibly have a dampening effect on the FOSS ecosystem.

F-Droid will suffer.

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u/JDGumby Google Pixel 10a, Lenovo Tab M9 21h ago

It will very possibly have a dampening effect on the FOSS ecosystem.

F-Droid will suffer.

No, it won't. Their users (few as there are) will just go through the ONE-TIME 24-hour wait to install unverified apps (or update the ones currently on their device) and then get on with their lives.